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Causes of High Blood Pressure |
Changes, either from genes or the environment, in the body’s normal functions may cause high blood pressure, including changes to kidney fluid and salt balances, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, sympathetic nervous system activity, and blood vessel structure and function. |
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Living With High Blood Pressure |
If you have high blood pressure, the best thing to do is to talk with your health care provider and take steps to control your blood pressure by making healthy lifestyle changes and taking medicines, if any have been prescribed for you. |
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How Is Mitral Valve Prolapse Diagnosed? |
Doctors usually detect mitral valve prolapse when they hear a heart murmur or abnormal heart sounds during a physical exam. To diagnose this condition your doctor may order the following tests and procedures: echocardiography with Doppler ultrasound, chest x ray, and electrocardiogram (EKG). |
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How Does Smoking Affect the Heart and Blood Vessels? |
The chemicals in tobacco smoke harm your blood cells. Smoking can also damage the function of the heart and the structure and function of blood vessels, leading to atherosclerosis and its complications (coronary heart disease, heart attack, heart failure, arrhythmia, peripheral artery disease, and stroke). |
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¿Cómo se diagnostica la aterosclerosis? |
El médico diagnostica la aterosclerosis con base en sus antecedentes médicos y familiares, un examen médico y los resultados de una o más pruebas como prueba de sangre, electrocardiograma (ECG), radiografía de tórax, índice tobillo- brazo, ecocardiografía, tomografía computarizada (CT), prueba de esfuerzo y angiografía. |
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Beneficios de la actividad física |
La actividad aeróbica moderada e intensa que se realiza con regularidad, reporta muchos beneficios a la salud, como: fortalecer el corazón, mejorar la función pulmonar, reducir el riesgo de enfermedad coronaria y de tener un segundo ataque cardíaco en personas que ya han tenido uno, disminuir la presión arterial y los triglicéridos en la sangre, elevar los niveles de colesterol HDL (colesterol “bueno”), ayudar al cuerpo a controlar los niveles de azúcar en la sangre, reducir la inflamación en el cuerpo y mantener un peso saludable. |
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¿Cómo se trata la aterosclerosis? |
El tratamiento para la aterosclerosis puede incluir cambios para lograr un estilo de vida saludable para el corazón, medicamentos, e intervenciones médicas o cirugía, como por ejemplo, la intervención coronaria percutánea, la derivación cardíaca o la endarterectomía carotídea. |
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Other Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Changes |
Physical activity is one part of a heart-healthy lifestyle. |
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Overweight and Obesity |
Overweight and obesity are conditions resulting from the increase in the size and the amount of fat cells in the body. |
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COPD - Living With |
COPD has no cure yet. However, you can take steps to manage your symptoms and slow the progression of the disease. Steps include avoiding lung irritants, getting ongoing care, managing the disease and its symptoms, and preparing for emergencies. |
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